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Our Recovery Programs

The Women's Resilience Centre offers free, trauma-informed programs accessible to women nationwide through our secure online platform, with select programs also available in-person. Our evidence-based programs address the core needs women require to recover and rebuild their lives after domestic abuse and trauma and create lasting, measurable impact.

Each program is delivered by qualified facilitators in a safe, confidential environment where women can connect with others who understand their journey while developing practical skills for independence. Whether you're focusing on financial stability, employment readiness, emotional wellbeing, or building authentic relationships, our comprehensive approach supports every aspect of rebuilding a thriving life free from abuse.

Our programs are designed to equip you with practical tools and evidence-based techniques for your recovery journey. From mastering job interviews and financial confidence to building emotional resilience and deeper self-awareness, each program provides the skills you need to step confidently into your future.

View our current Term Programs and dates below to begin your journey toward healing and independence. This term our programs have a fresh new name and look. Our programs are thoughtfully sequenced from a participant learning perspective, though you can join any program in any order that feels right for your journey.

“I absolutely loved the program. After the history of coercive control and trauma, I now feel more positive about the future. I feel more empowered to take charge of my life and can see glimmers of light. Thank you so much.””
— Program Participant

Caring Conversations

  • Rebuild Your Emotional Foundation

    This course is for you if you're:

    • Recovering from life's challenges

    • Seeking new perspectives and resilience

    • Ready to regain confidence and transform stress

    • Looking to re-centre and discover your next steps

    This trauma-informed program equips you with:

    • New perspectives and resilience building tools

    • Confidence rebuilding and stress transformation techniques

    • Foundational self-care routines to rebuild emotional stability

    • Self-compassion practices through guided group support and validation

    • Skills to identify personal needs and boundaries to initiate healing

    • Tools to re-centre and discover your next steps

    • Safe, connected space where you can be heard

    • Non-judgemental supportive group environment

    • Practical self-care and self-compassion techniques

  • This program runs for 5 weeks and is 120 minutes each week.

  • TERM 4: Tuesdays | 28 October - 25 November 2025 | 12-2pm | FREE Online

    Your journey to emotional strength begins here. Register now!

Your foundational self-care starts here. Register now!

Strength After Divorce, Separation or Loss

  • This FREE 6-week program is designed for women wanting to reset their lives after experiencing domestic violence, abuse, or trauma.

    Are you struggling with the aftermath of a relationship breakdown or significant loss?

    With Wende Jowsey, Education Consultant & Women's Life Transition Mentor, in this safe, trauma-informed space, you'll explore:

    • Why divorce/breakups impact us so deeply

    • How to process grief around "what could have been"

    • Creating space for healing in your environment and mindset

    • Practical tools for releasing attachments to those no longer in your life

    • Rebuilding your identity and confidence after loss

    • Setting boundaries and creating safety in new relationships

    Our trauma-informed approach provides a safe, supportive space to work through conflicting emotions and rebuild your foundation for the future.

    You'll connect with other women on similar journeys while developing practical skills for emotional recovery.

    This program is perfect if you're:

    • Recovering from relationship breakdown or loss

    • Ready to process grief and trauma in a supportive environment
      Seeking tools to rebuild confidence and emotional stability

    • Looking to connect with others who understand your experience

  • This program runs for 6 weeks and is 120 minutes each week.

  • TERM 4: Tuesdays | 4 November - 2 December 2025 | 6.30-8.30pm | FREE Online

    Register now.

Register Now!

Parent Support - Reclaiming Strength Within Families

  • This transformative 6-week opportunity is designed specifically for women navigating parenthood after trauma or major life transitions.

    With Wende Jowsey, Education Consultant & Women's Life Transition Mentor, in this safe, trauma-informed space, you'll:

    • Reconnect with your strength as a parent

    • Develop emotional resilience and positive parenting strategies
      Learn effective self-regulation tools for yourself and your children

    • Build practical life management skills in a supportive environment

    • Connect with other mothers on similar journeys

    • Create healthier family dynamics and communication patterns

    "This program helped me rediscover my confidence as a mother and gave me practical tools to support both myself and my children." - Previous participant

  • This program runs for 6 weeks and is 120 minutes each week.

  • TERM 4: Thursdays | 30 October to 4 December 2025 | 6.30-8.30pm | FREE Online

Register Now!

Managing Money

  • Master Your Money: Skills + Mindset

    This course is for you if you want to:

    • Better understand your relationship to money

    • Learn to manage personal finances confidently

    • Overcome the fear of money management

    • Create a solid financial base to move forward

    This trauma-informed program equips you with:

    Financial Skills:

    • Understanding of your relationship to money and personal finance management

    • Budget, debt and financial recovery planning

    • How to create a solid financial base to move forward from

    • Post-separation financial understanding

    Money Mindset:

    • Self-awareness exercises to disconnect from money fears and phobias

    • Tools to connect to your financial capabilities

    • Practical money skills and empowered money mindset

    • Confidence in money decision-making

    Program Facilitators:

    • Di Krome - Organisational Neuroscience & Leadership Consultant Sally Prowse - Finance Strategy Consultant for Women

  • This program runs for 6 weeks and is 90 minutes each week.

  • TERM 3: Thursdays | 23 October to 27 November 2025 | 12-1.30pm | FREE Online

    Your financial confidence starts here - join us!

Your financial confidence starts here. Register now!

Empowering Employment

  • Land Your Next Job with Confidence

    This course is for you if you're:

    • Seeking employment or a career change

    • Ready to step confidently back into the workforce

    • Want to package your existing experience effectively

    • Need practical job search tools that work

    This trauma-informed program equips you with:

    • How to package your existing experience to step confidently back into workforce

    • Resume development that showcases your strengths

    • Practical tools to interview well and present your experience confidently

    • Neuroscience-based confidence building and skills ownership

    • Brain resetting techniques for starting or changing employment

    • Application and interview mastery

    • Skills to ask for what you want

    • Personal strengths assessment

    • LinkedIn training and networking strategies

    • 1:1 clinic session with a real recruiter

    Program Facilitators:

    • Simone Allan - Founder/Director, Women's Resilience Centre & Mondo Search

    • Lee-Ann Carson - Senior Organisational Development Advisor & Executive Coach

  • This program runs for 6 weeks and is 90 minutes each week.

  • TERM 3: Mondays | 20 October to 24 November 2025 | 12-1.30pm | FREE Online

    Ready to step into your next chapter? Register now!

Ready to step into your next chapter? Register now!

Trauma-Sensitive Yoga

  • Trauma-Sensitive Yoga for Inner Peace

    This course is for you if you want to:

    • Learn self-compassion and self-awareness

    • Reduce stress, anxiety and depression naturally

    • Develop patience and ability to live in the present moment

    • Improve your energy and vitality

    This trauma-sensitive program equips you with:

    • Yoga asana and Pranayama for patience and presence

    • Understanding of interoception (sense your body's sensations)

    • Mastery of breath to still the mind and reduce anxiety

    • Self-care, self-love and appreciation practices

    • Bilateral practices that build pride and accomplishment

    • Walking meditations for calm and reduced rumination

    • Dharana practices for peace with daily experience

    • Pranic energy practices to improve your energy

    • Tools to increase relatability with yourself and others

    Program Facilitator: Connie Robinson

  • This program runs every Monday for 90 minutes.

    Ready to reconnect with your inner peace? Register now!

  • TERM 3: 21 July to 26 September 2025. 5:00pm to 6:30pm

    TERM 4: 13 October to 19 December 2025. 5:00pm to 6:30pm

Ready to reconnect with your inner peace? Register now!

Frequently Asked Questions

  • A: We offer free, trauma-informed online recovery programs designed specifically for women recovering from domestic abuse, trauma, and loss. Our evidence-based programs help women build skills in key recovery areas including:

    • Financial wellbeing and money management

    • Employment readiness and career development

    • Healthy relationships and boundaries

    • Stress management and emotional resilience

    • Confident parenting after trauma

    • Recovery after divorce, separation, and loss

    All programs are facilitated by qualified professionals and delivered through our secure online platform, making them accessible to women across Australia.

  • A: When you register, you'll complete an enrollment form and waiver. Our program registrar and facilitator will provide you with all necessary information including secure login details for our online platform.

    Our programs feature:

    • Interactive, trauma-sensitive content tailored to your recovery needs

    • Small group settings that foster connection and peer support

    • Qualified facilitators who create genuinely safe spaces

    • Evidence-based curriculum with proven outcomes

  • A: Our programs are designed for women who are in the recovery phase from domestic abuse, trauma, or loss. To ensure safety and effectiveness for all participants, we currently cannot accommodate:

    1. Women in acute crisis situations who need immediate safety support

    2. Women experiencing acute mental health emergencies

    3. Women with acute substance abuse issues requiring specialist intervention

    If you're in any of these situations, we can provide appropriate referrals to crisis services. Once you're stabilised, we welcome you to join our recovery programs.

  • A: All our core recovery programs are completely free of charge - there are no hidden fees or costs. Donations are gratefully accepted but never required.

    Programs are delivered through:

    • Secure online platform: Access from anywhere in Australia with internet connection

    • Live facilitated sessions: Real-time interaction with facilitators and other participants

    • Flexible scheduling: Multiple program times to accommodate different schedules

    We run programs year-round with new terms starting regularly. Check our website for current program schedules.

  • A: No, we are not a crisis service or shelter. Women's Resilience Centre specializes in long-term recovery support through:

    • Educational programs for personal development

    • Trauma-informed capacity building

    • One-on-one mentoring through our National Mentoring Program

    • Client Care Management for personalized recovery pathways

    For immediate crisis support or emergency accommodation, we can provide referrals to appropriate services. Our focus is on sustainable recovery once you're safe and ready to rebuild.

  • A: Beyond our free programs, we offer comprehensive recovery support including:

    • National Mentoring Program: Confidential one-on-one support from trained mentors with lived experience or professional expertise

    • Client Care Management: Expert-guided personalized recovery planning and ongoing support

    • The Emergence Program: Our holistic recovery model addressing all nine dimensions of wellbeing

    • The Resilience Circle Shop: Community connection point providing practical support through quality recycled goods

    All services maintain strict confidentiality and are designed to support your long-term recovery journey.

  • A: Our programs are available to any woman in Australia who is:

    • Recovering from domestic abuse, family violence, or trauma

    • Ready to engage in educational and capacity-building activities

    • Able to participate safely in group settings

    • Committed to their recovery journey

    We welcome women from all backgrounds, cultures, and circumstances. Our online delivery ensures accessibility regardless of your location across Australia.

  • A: Our programs consistently demonstrate exceptional outcomes that exceed sector benchmarks:

    • High completion rates: Our participants show remarkable commitment to their recovery journey, with completion rates well above typical trauma recovery programs

    • Strong participant advocacy: Women who complete our programs actively recommend them to others, reflecting the genuine value and impact they experience

    • Safe, supportive environment: Participants consistently report feeling genuinely safe and supported throughout their program experience

    • Practical life integration: The vast majority of participants successfully integrate the resilience skills learned into their daily lives

    • Meaningful recovery progress: Women report significant improvements in key areas including self-compassion, confidence, emotional resilience, and parenting capabilities

    We regularly evaluate our programs to ensure they meet the evolving needs of women in recovery.

    Participant feedback directly shapes our program development, ensuring we maintain the highest standards of trauma-informed care and recovery support.

    Our proven track record spans multiple years of supporting women and families across every state and territory in Australia, with demand for our programs continuing to grow as more women discover the transformative power of supported recovery.